Cathal Poirteir

Cathal POirtEir is an author, journalist and PPI-awardwinning broadcaster. He has worked with RTE Radio 1 for over thirty years, producing programmes on a variety of topics from current affairs and politics to drama, music and literature, with a particular focus on Irish language programming. He has produced a number of CDs about Irish literature, including "Blasket Island Reflections," a series on the Blasket Island writers; "The Appeals of the Midnight Court," a documentary about the poet...See more

Cathal POirtEir is an author, journalist and PPI-awardwinning broadcaster. He has worked with RTE Radio 1 for over thirty years, producing programmes on a variety of topics from current affairs and politics to drama, music and literature, with a particular focus on Irish language programming. He has produced a number of CDs about Irish literature, including "Blasket Island Reflections," a series on the Blasket Island writers; "The Appeals of the Midnight Court," a documentary about the poet Brian Merriman; and "Traditional Tales of Wonder," a selection of folktales and legends from Donegal storyteller MicI SheAin NEill. He is the author of "The Great Irish Famine," and "Famine Voices" and their Irish-language counterparts "GnEithe den Ghorta" and "GlOrtha On Ghorta." He is the editor of two collections - the short story collection "ScEalta san Aer" and the poetry collection "Eigse san Aer." See less